REFuel St. Cecilia LIFE TEEN

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RE-FuelSt. Cecilia LIFE TEEN

• Mary
• July 25th 2005

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Our Lady Scripture Tradition and Magisterium

• Protestants have 3 main problems with the
  Catholic Church- Mary, Mary and Mary
• Where is Mary in Scripture?
• Mary as the Woman of Scripture
• Mary as the New Ark of the Covenant.
• Basic Apologetical Questions
• Devotion to Mary
• Disclaimer Mary is not the primary cause of
  our Salvation! This is Jesus alone! Nonetheless,
  she is integral to our salvation.

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Mary as the Woman of ScriptureGenesis- Creation
Story

• Big picture of Scripture- the epic battle between
  Satan, and her offspring
• I will put enmity between you and
  and between your offspring and hers. He
  will strike at your head while you strike at his
  heal. Genesis 315
• Enmity Total and absolute opposition
• This is the foreshadowing and most important
  prophecy of the entire Old Testament
• The man called his wife Eve, because she became
  the mother of all the living.
• Just as has a share in the
  coming of death, so also should
  contribute to the coming of life
• - CCC488
• Death through Eve, life through Mary St.
  Jerome

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Mary as the Woman of ScriptureInitiation of
Jesus Public Ministry

• Wedding Feast of Cana
• how does your concern affect me?
  My hour has not yet come. His mother said to the
  servers, Do whatever He tells you.
• John 24

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Mary as the Woman of ScriptureAt the Foot of the
Cross

• When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there
  whom he loved, he said to his mother, behold,
  your son. Then He said to the disciple, Behold,
  your mother. And from that hour the disciple
  took her into his home.
• -John 1926

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Mary as the Woman of Scripture Revelation- New
Creation Story

• Revelations 12- The battle reaches its
  fulfillment between the Satan,
  and her offspring- Jesus
• The huge dragon, the ancient serpent. Rev
  129
• The dragon became angry with
  and went off to wage war against the rest of her
  offspring, those who keep Gods commandments and
  bear witness to Jesus. -Rev 1217
• Mary uniquely participated with and under
  Christ in the redemption of the world.

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Mary as the New Ark of the CovenantBackground
for the Ark

• A tabernacle type structure
• Contained the Presence of God in the OT The
  Temple for God
• Source of blessing even in times of war Story
  of Jericho
• Pure gold inside and out
• Holy of Holies

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Mary as the New Ark of the CovenantMary as the
Perfection
What did the Ark of the Covenant contain?
What did Mary Contain?

• Manna (bread that fed the wandering Israelites in
  the desert) Heb 94
• Word of God in Stone (Stone of the Ten
  Commandments) 1 Kings 89
• Aarons staff symbolic of kingship and a
  kingdom Heb 94

• Eucharist (Bread of Life)
• Word of God in Flesh (The New Covenant himself-
  tabernacle of God)
• Jesus Iron rod, destined to rule all nation
  Rev 12

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Mary as the New Ark of the Covenant2 Sam 6
Luke 1

• 2 Sam 69 How can the ark of the Lord come to
  me?
• Luke 1 How does this happen to me, that the
  mother of my Lord should come to me?
• 2 Sam 616 As the Ark of the Lord was entering
  the City of DavidMichal looked down through the
  window and saw King David leaping and dancing
  before the Lord.
• Luke 141 When Elizabeth heard Marys
  greeting, the infant leaped in her wombFor at
  the moment the sound of your greeting reached my
  ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
• 2 Sam 611 the ark of the Lord remained in the
  house of Obededom the Gittite for three months,
  and the Lord blessed Obededom and his whole
  house.
• Luke 156 Mary remained with her about three
  months and then returned to her home.

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Mary as the New Ark of the Covenant Revelation
11-12

• Then Gods temple in heaven was opened, and the
  Ark of the Covenant could be seen in the temple.
  There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, and
  peals of thunder, and earthquake, and a violent
  hailstorm. Rev 1119
• A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman
  clothed with the sun, with the moon under her
  feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
  Rev 121
• Mary is the perfection of the Ark of the Covenant
  she is the new holy of holies. But everything
  in the New Testament exceeds and perfects that of
  the Old. Mary is even more holy, more important
  than the ark. Jesus said, I did not come to
  abolish, but to fulfill and perfect.
• Mary is the sanctuary and the repose of the Holy
  Trinity, where God dwells more magnificently and
  more divinely than in any other place in the
  universe. St. Louis De Montfort

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Basic Apologetical Questions

• Can we love Mary too much?
• Love Mary as Jesus did Mother Teresa
• Marian excess/defect
• Family Example
• Do we worship Mary?
• No! We honor Mary and ask her for her prayers. We
  love her as Christ loved her. Behold, from now
  on all generations will call me blessed. Lk 148
• Painter/painting example- is the painter offended
  if you praise his masterpiece?
• The devotion that one has to Gods saints does
  not end in them, but rather reaches to God
  through the saints. St Thomas Aquinas

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Basic Apologetical Questions

• Is Mary sinless? Why do the Protestants insist
  that she cannot be sinless?
• Saved at conception.
• Hail, full of grace. Luke 1 Overshadowed by
  the Holy Spirit
• Absolute enmity (absolute opposition) b/w Mary
  and Satan
• Christ must be her Savior from sin Jacket/mud
  example
• Free from all stain of sin. St. Ambrose (379)
• How is Mary the Mother of God?
• Christological question in essence- Who is Jesus?
  Fully God/ Fully Man

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The Highest Form of Marian DevotionConsecration
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Highest Form of Marian DevotionConsecration

• Consecration to set yourself aside for
  holy/sacred use
• Give yourself entirely to Jesus by giving
  yourself entirely to Mary
• God entrusted himself to Mary why cant we?
• Jesus heart was formed in the womb of Mary we
  should also!
• Exchange of hearts Love Jesus through the
  Immaculate Heart of Mary!!
• This perfect devotion is indispensable to
  anyone who means to give himself without reserve
  to Christ and to the work of redemptionTotus
  Tuus I am all Thine. Pope John Paul II

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Marian DevotionPope John Paul II

• To contemplate the face of Christ, and to
  contemplate it with Mary, is the programme
  which I have set before the Church at the dawn of
  the third millennium.
• Practical examples
• Pray the rosary
• Talk to her everyday ask for her protection and
  that she lead you to Jesus.
• Ask that we may see Jesus as she sees him and
  that we may love him as she loves him.
• Wear the scapular as a reminder that you are in
  her care.
• Ultimately, this is all about our encounter with
  Jesus! Mary is indeed the surest way to Jesus!

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